The Last Werewolf

Glen Duncan

Jul 2011 · Vintage

About this ebook

Glen Duncan delivers a powerful, sexy new version of the werewolf legend, a riveting and monstrous thriller--with a profoundly human heart.

Jake Marlowe is the last werewolf. Now just over 200 years old, Jake has an insatiable appreciation for good scotch, books, and the pleasures of the flesh, with a voracious libido and a hunger for meat that drives him crazy each full moon. Although he is physically healthy, Jake has slipped into a deep existential crisis, considering taking his own life and ending a legend that has lived for thousands of years. But there are two dangerous groups--one new, one ancient--with reasons of their own for wanting Jake very much alive.

Ratings and reviews

I love Duncan's writing style, here; the narrative style used to describe Jake paints such vivid pictures in my mind as I read. I've both read and listened to this on audio CD, and would recommend it best enjoyed by reading - there's so much description, and sometimes you can lose yourself to it if you listen, not read. One of the best books I've ever read - kudos to Duncan!

Seriously engaging and adult. Loving this book!! Not you're "fairy tale". A meaty, hearty read.

About the author

Glen Duncan is the author of seven previous novels. He was chosen by both Arena and The Times Literary Supplement as one of Britain’s best young novelists. He lives in London.